Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusScandix
Scientific name with authorshipScandix pecten-veneris L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chaerophyllum pecten-veneris (L.) CrantzChaerophyllum rostratum Lam.Myrrhis pecten-veneris (L.) All.Pecten veneris Lam.Pectinaria vulgaris Bernh.Scandix acicularis Delarbre, 1800Scandix aegyptiaca Steud.Scandix cornuta Gilib.Scandix cretica Mill.Scandix hispanica Cutand.Scandix laevigata (Azn.) Stoj. & Stef.Scandix pecten Scop.Scandix pecten-veneris f. brachyrrhyncha Thell.Scandix pecten-veneris f. graeca (Hausskn.) Thell.Scandix pecten-veneris f. involucrata (Bornm.) Thell.Scandix pecten-veneris f. polycapa (Azn.) Thell.Scandix pecten-veneris f. pubescens (Guss.) Thell.Scandix pecten-veneris f. radiata Thell.Scandix pecten-veneris var. brevirostris Azn.Scandix pecten-veneris var. brevirostris Boiss.Scandix pecten-veneris var. brevistyla Thell.Scandix pecten-veneris var. laevigata Azn.Scandix pecten-veneris var. mesostyla Thell.Scandix pecten-veneris var. polycapa Azn.Scandix pectinifera StokesScandix pectiniformis St.-Lag.Scandix persica MarlothScandix persica Mart.Scandix pinnatifida Willk.Scandix rostrata (Lam.) Salisb.Scandix vulgaris GrayScandix wilhelmsii K.KochScandix wilhelmsii K.Koch ex Boiss.Selinum pecten (Lam.) E.H.L.KrauseSelinum pecten-veneris (L.) E.H.L.KrauseWylia pecten-veneris (L.) Bubani
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier848035-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.